Expos and Twins are dissolved !!!

[Austin316]

"The question of whether the Minnesota Twin will continue to be a baseball franchise was answered Tuesday afternoon. The answer is maybe.

Major League owners, Meeting near Chicago, voted in favor of eliminating two teams, but have decided they will not immediately announce the teams that will be affected.

"We haven't picked the final two teams," baseball commissioner Bud Selig said adding the victims will be teams that ".. don't generate enough revenue to be competitive."

He also said many owners were in favor of eliminating four teams.

An executive of a baseball team, speaking on the condition he not be identified, says Twins owner Carl Pohlad was pushing for his team to be eliminated in exchange for a large payment. Twins president Jerry Bell declined comment.

The idea of eliminating teams is attractive to many team owners because it would give them a larger share of league television revenues, and a larger share of the any revenue sharing money.

The Metropolitan Sports Commission is threatening to sue Major League Baseball over the planned league contraction. It argues that the Twins are locked into their lease for at least one more year. "

I hate Carl Pholad, if he gets his way, Id cheer if he got slammed into by a semi driving home after getting his check. Fucking lowlife piece of shit

 

[freak daddy]

damn bro you'Re right, also Denis "El Presidente" Martinez and his perfect game in 1990, Steve Rodgers......

Montreal has produced alot of great talent. Randy johnson,Pedro Martinez and Larry Walker are couple of other big names to leave Montreal. Could you imagine if they could have afforded to keep a team together. The Expos would have a couple of World Series.

 

[Night Fly]

I hated the Expos anyway, so that doesn't bother me much!

 

[manny78]

I hated the Expos anyway, so that doesn't bother me much!

I hate Expos, Twins and the face on your avatar ....

 

[Night Fly]

I hate Expos, Twins and the face on your avatar ....

Well, thanks! That was really nice of you! I'm sure I will lose sleep over that one tonight!

 

[Burning_Inside]

guess theyre getting rid of the teams with the stupidest names

 

[thebabydoc]

This year yes we had them on TV but since 1994 the Expos were the most ridiculous team in MLB. After 1994 season (they were champion) Walker, Grissom, Ken Hill and John Wetteland left the team. The former owner traded them for no-names rookies and we all know what happened. After the new owner Loria came here with such a bad attitude that it fucked everything up. Last season he asked an astronomic amount for TV rights and thats why we had no baseball on TV. SO in conclusion, since the Bronfman sold the team in 1990 it has been a shame. I still remember the great years in the early 80's with Tim Raines, Andre Dawnson, Tim Wallach, Gary Carter, Andres Calaragga....

No personal insult, Manny, but that is the typical Canadian attitude; just like socialized medicine. Have someone else pay for your shit. Where do you want the team to get money from, the 6,500 fans that came to each home game? One of the radio stations there told Loria that they would carry the games but that the Expos would have to sell the ad time themselves.

Bottom line, you didn't support the Expos, the Canadian government won't give pro sports teams a tax break so they can competetively compete with the American salary structure. We have the Jets (Coyotes), Denver has the Nordiques (Avalanche), Vancouver Grizzlies just moved to Memphis, Get ready to say goodbye to the Raptors, the Maple Leafs and the famous Canadiens. The Blue Jays are probably just a couple of years down the 'pike.

Sorry to say it, but Fuck Pro sports in Canada. You dug your grave now lie down in it.

 

[thebabydoc]

As for the Twins, yes, their history and home attendance is nothing short of spectacular.
Pholad is a typical fuck of fucks team oner; trying to extort a new stadium out of the tax dollars of his city with threats of moving. He tried a few years back by saying he had a buyer with cash in hand. It was a bluff, and the city called him on it. Now the motherfucker's gonna get $250 Million from Major League Baseball to close his doors and fuck a city that, unlike Montreal, DID support the team. Damn fucking skippy it's total bullshit.

As for Loria, he's gonna be buying the Marlins and they WILL get a new stadium so he gets what he's always wanted, and American franchise. He is INCREDIBLY shrewd, because by essentially bankrupting the Expos, he kept making cash calls and when the other partners refused to pony up the cash, he did, turning his 20% stake as managing partner into a 90+% stake, knowing that a Major league buyout would net him $100's of millions. Fucking genius.

The rich get richer and we keep paying their taxes.

 

[TheProject]

It's gonna be interesting to see how this shakes out. The Twins and Expos are the most prominent names mentioned, but I've also heard the Marlins, the Devil Rays, and the Angels mentioned.

I won't mind seeing the Expos go. I kinda hate to see the Twins fold, but their owner is chomping at the bit to get out.

As far as the disposition of the players, they're talking about a dispersal draft, not letting them go to the highest bidder. I don't remember the website, but there's already speculation as to which team would pick which player.

 

[manny78]

No personal insult, Manny, but that is the typical Canadian attitude; just like socialized medicine. Have someone else pay for your shit. Where do you want the team to get money from, the 6,500 fans that came to each home game? One of the radio stations there told Loria that they would carry the games but that the Expos would have to sell the ad time themselves.

Bottom line, you didn't support the Expos, the Canadian government won't give pro sports teams a tax break so they can competetively compete with the American salary structure. We have the Jets (Coyotes), Denver has the Nordiques (Avalanche), Vancouver Grizzlies just moved to Memphis, Get ready to say goodbye to the Raptors, the Maple Leafs and the famous Canadiens. The Blue Jays are probably just a couple of years down the 'pike.

Sorry to say it, but Fuck Pro sports in Canada. You dug your grave now lie down in it.

TV: Loria was asking for an amount similar to the Yankees. The problem is the Expos weren't a good deal for any TV braodcaster. So RDS/TSN (similar to ESPN) just switched to others sports like WWF, Canadian football.....

People stopped supporting the team after the miserable trades of 1994. Nobody here was interested of supporting a Minor League club. No good player, no people in the Stadium, unless its ok.

Tax: Taxes are coming from each municipalities. Don't forget Expos weren't paying any rent for the Olympic Stadium and they never paid for any improvements. Taxes are high here and its too much. It ain't easy to have a business here but why would a baseball team pay less tax than another business ?

Now concerning the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens its obvious you lack some knowledge on these teams. Both are fuckin RICH !!! Especially the Maple Leafs but also Canadiens. Leafs have the 9th highest pay-roll of the league and the Canadiens 12th. They both own their Arena, have big TV contracts.

BTW I'm happy to see you know where is Montreal since so many americans keep thinking its some Midwest city lol